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TIL that George Washington ordered the entire Continental Army inoculated against smallpox despite popular resistance to the practice

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d8kbd TIL that Churches in the 19th century would give out ice cream, dubbing the events "Ice Cream Socials"
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nnGG TIL a person who takes a sexually explicit photo of someone under age 18, even if it’s a self-portrait, can be charged with producing child pornography, a felony with a prison sentence of up to 20 years
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